Jackson Pollock

Recounts the artist's childhood and education, describes influences on his work, and looks at several of his major paintings

John & Abigail Adams : an American love story

From School Library Journal Gr 6-9-John and Abigail Adams's marriage lasted 54 years, surviving wars, tragedies, politics, and frequent separations. During these absences, the Adamses wrote the let…

The adventures of Marco Polo

Was Marco Polo the world's greatest explorer -- or the world's greatest liar? Newbery Medalist Russell Freedman turns his eagle eye on the enigmatic Marco Polo in his most exciting biography yet. …

A picture book of Benjamin Franklin

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

0590559060

Collation

32 pages : illustration : 19 cm

Series Title

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Call Number

923 FRA

Passage to freedom : the Sugihara story

Against the order of his government, a Japanese diplomat in Lithuania issued thousands of visas to Jewish refugees to help them flee the Nazis during World War II.

A picture book of Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman was born a slave. She hated being a slave, so she escaped slavery on the Underground Railroad. During her life, Harriet helped lead over 300 slaves to freedom on the Underground Rail…

Abigail Adams

The wife of one president and the mother of another, she believed that a country fighting for independence should not have slaves, and that women should have the same rights as men.

Harvesting hope : the story of Cesar Chavez

Cesar Chavez is known as one of America's greatest civil rights leaders. When he led a 340-mile peaceful protest march through California, he ignited a cause and improved the lives of thousands of …

Thomas Edison

In Their Own Words: Thomas Edison tells the exciting story of Edison's life using his laboratory notes, business records, and personal recollections. "I find out what the world needs. Then I go ah…

Monet

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

0516422766

Collation

29 pages : illustration ; 24 cm

Series Title

Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists

Call Number

927 MON